Chapter Summaries

Evan used Pseudo Authority · Usurper to create a tornado and attacked Thorn of Fire after the Titled Knight split the waterspout with his Heart Image. Evan destroyed Thorn's expedition ship and crew, then escaped into the sea as a Blue Flag Demon Shark, leaving Thorn furious and alive.

• Evan controlled the atmosphere with Pseudo Authority · Usurper and formed a massive waterspout near the expedition ship.
• Thorn of Fire flew into the sky and split the waterspout with his Heart Image, Glory of the Holy God.
• Evan realized Thorn's attack was not a completed Titled Saint Artifact and restored the tornado as a giant wind elemental hand.
• Evan struck Thorn into the sea and lifted the expedition ship into the air, killing its crew and destroying the vessel.
• Thorn emerged nearly unharmed and raged over the loss of his crew and the delay to his Titled Saint Artifact.
• Evan put away the Sea Soul, transformed into a Blue Flag Demon Shark, and swam away.

Queen Livina visited Evan’s New Continent territory, where they discussed shipbuilding, the kingdom’s strategy against Sirius, and a possible threat from the Thorn of Fire. The chapter ended with the Thorn of Fire learning that Prince Manolo had been assassinated and that a Legendary Battleship was headed for Faletis Colony.

• Livina asked Evan whether Mercury Shipyard could build more than twenty-five Fourth-Rate Battleships within two years, and he assured her it could.
• Evan and Livina discussed their plan to stoke conflict between Sirius and Frisia, then agreed to make the consequences of their split more devastating.
• Livina told Evan that Sirius might be sending the Thorn of Fire to confront Mairo in the New Continent, and Evan ordered Beth to keep him under close surveillance.
• Evan teleported Livina and the royal delegation to Saint Evan City, where Olivia was waiting to welcome them at White Swan Castle.
• The Thorn of Fire received a Spirit World Communication reporting Prince Manolo’s assassination and a fleet with the Legendary Battleship Blazing Light targeting Faletis Colony.

Ivan hosted Queen Livina at a lavish Garratt Family banquet, where Livina and Anita bonded over wine and their ambitions to become Titled Knights. The celebration was interrupted by a distant bell and a massive Spirit Overflow in the southwest, leaving the guests confronting an unexplained supernatural event.

• Ivan welcomed Queen Livina to the Garratt Family's private banquet, where guests from the royal party and the family's circle socialized over an extravagant meal.
• Livina said Isabella had gone to study with her grandfather and that she was expected to become a Titled Knight; Anita said she might advance first.
• Livina praised the Garratt Family's wine and agreed with Anita to learn winemaking together.
• Olivia noticed Livina chatting closely with Ivan, but a Distant Bell Chime interrupted the banquet.
• The guests sensed a large Spirit Overflow in the southwest, where a golden-red blaze lit the night sky and a storm raged in the Spiritual World.

Evan and his companions reached a Spirit Origin Overflow in the Itasca River, gathered multiple Spirit Origins, and encountered the forces of Mother of Water Mairo and Lady Crow Yeher. Evan used Witchcraft · Enemy of the World to overwhelm their attack, leaving the shamans stunned and uncertain about his identity.

• Evan brought Livina, Olivia, Angie, and Anita to the Itasca River, where Angie used Witchcraft · White Dragon Ride to destroy the spirits gathering along the bank.
• A white peach-shaped Spirit Origin formed underwater, but Evan used the Bronze Amulet to draw it away from a giant catfish and into Olivia.
• Beth alerted Evan to another source upstream, and Evan used King's Exchange to bring the group there, where Angie received a second Fruit-grade Spirit Origin.
• Evan and his companions moved farther north along the river and met the approaching forces of Mother of Water Mairo and Lady Crow Yeher.
• The two Great Shamans launched divine attacks, but Evan activated Witchcraft · Enemy of the World, causing the crows to fall and the swordfish to strand themselves on the riverbank.

Evan’s group collected Spirit Origin, and Livina benefited from their expedition before spending her last days at White Swan Castle. Her visit ended abruptly when Marquis Hansa reported that Sirius had been assassinated and an ultimatum had been issued.

• Evan drew Spirit Origin from the river and let Livina collect it after Anita offered her share to Weina.
• Evan and his companions left with their gains, while a Great Shaman who recognized Evan wondered whether he now stood alongside the chief god.
• Over the next five days, Livina advanced to Senior Level of Grand Knight and toured White Swan Castle with Anita, Olivia, and Angie.
• Livina enjoyed Moon Fish sashimi and wine with the women as they discussed visiting Sekhmet Biomedical Company and Vulcan Metal Company.
• Marquis Hansa urgently contacted Livina and reported that Sirius had been assassinated, the culprit was to be handed over, and an ultimatum had been issued.

Sirius prepared a massive fleet to attack Faletis’s New Continent colony and planned to seize Queen Livina, while Faletis’s leaders recognized the threat and began preparing for war. Livina refused to leave Saint Evan City and promised to seek the Kingdom Guardian’s support if needed.

• Thorn of Fire learned that Queen Livina had arrived in the New Continent without a Titled Knight and ordered her movements monitored, then called for the Death Messenger to help prevent her escape.
• Sirius secretly assembled a fleet of fifty main warships and a total force of over seventy thousand, while imposing military levies on Frisia to fund the war effort.
• Queen Livina met with Evan and the Faletis commanders at White Swan Castle, where Linda reported that Sirius had covertly gathered at least thirty main warships.
• Gustav warned that Sirius’s main force and its Titled Knight posed the greatest danger, and Evan said the Mind Network could expose the fleet along the Black Sea routes.
• Evan offered to send Livina back to safety, but she refused to flee and said she would contact the Kingdom Guardian if the situation became critical.

Evan welcomed Snake Witch Sera and her disciples into the Tree of Life School despite the danger threatening his territory, then began a Pure-Blooded Dragon Species bloodline transplant for his sister Anita. The ritual was underway when the dragon blood manifested a True Dragon’s roar.

• Evan and Sera visited Hiberkrite’s grave, and Sera asked to stay at the Tree of Life School with Lisa and Nala.
• Evan explained the danger posed by the Sirius Empire and the Kindling Sect, but Sera chose to stay, and he promised to protect her.
• Evan wondered whether Sera and her disciples could join the Tree of Life School, since their completed Soul Ascension supposedly made changing paths impossible.
• As the fleet remained hidden and tensions grew, Evan prepared to strengthen his allies by proceeding with Anita’s dragon bloodline transplant.
• Evan and Angie began the ritual using dragon blood modified with the Blood of the Creator, but a True Dragon’s roar sounded as the blood gathered above Anita.

Evan and Angie completed Anita’s transformation into a Pureblood Dragon, and after a month of training she had nearly mastered her new power. While testing it over the Black Sea, they spotted an enemy fleet and a powerful Great Wizard who destroyed their distant scout, leaving them bracing for battle.

• Evan and Angie guided the Sea Emperor Dragon Bloodline ritual, and Anita used Dragon Slaying Swordsmanship: Reverse Dragon Song to subdue the resisting bloodline projection and become a dragon-human hybrid.
• Anita’s transformation destroyed the crystal cultivation tank and damaged the laboratory roof, while her Dragon Majesty forced the Sorcery Garden’s Extraordinary Creatures to the ground.
• After a month of adapting, Anita tested her Pureblood Dragon form over the Black Sea as Evan praised her strength and prospects for advancement.
• Beth reported that an enemy fleet bearing Flame Pennants had appeared, including a Legendary Battleship and the Volcano Knight Order’s commander wielding Leifthrasir.
• Evan and Anita considered attacking before the enemy’s strongest forces could join up, but a scrawny old man appeared and destroyed their seagull spirit, revealing himself as a powerful Great Wizard.

Philip II celebrated the end of the Sirius Empire’s religious reformation and prepared to use the Legendary Battleship Maritime Royal Authority and the Golden Olive Triple Crown to expand his power. As Sirius’s fleet arrived to attack Faletis, Evan gathered the allied forces and ordered missiles launched against the enemy.

• Philip II learned that the Kindling Sect and the Sirius Empire had defeated the Eternal Fire Original Sect and forced it to accept the Kindling Sect’s status.
• Philip II asked Anduin about the Maritime Royal Authority and the plan to use the Golden Olive Triple Crown to establish supreme royal power.
• Anduin confirmed that the Legendary Battleship Maritime Royal Authority was ready, while privately anticipating the Curse School’s ultimate creation.
• Evan and his allies prepared aboard the Crown of Miracles as Sirius’s fleet arrived near Fort Dearborn and challenged them to battle.
• Evan ordered Ship Spirit May to close the door and launch the missiles.

The Crown of Miracles and the Blazing Light exchanged their first attacks, revealing the strength of their Legendary Battleship Skills as the two ships headed toward the deep sea. Evan and his allies then prepared to confront Sirius’s peak combatants while the fleets avoided direct engagement.

• Evan launched 128 Hurricane Missiles at the Sirius Fleet, but the Blazing Light protected most of the ships with its Kingdom of Light skill; five ships outside its reach exploded.
• The Kingdom of Light sent fiery meteors toward the Tulip Fleet, and May’s Red-Haired Witch Beam Defense System destroyed them in midair.
• The Crown of Miracles and the Blazing Light turned toward the deep sea as Vice Admiral Gustav ordered the Sirius Fleet into guerrilla mode.
• Balboa, Mark Lunen, and Death Messenger entered the battle, prompting Evan and his allies to assign opponents and ships among themselves.
• Evan focused on Thorn of Fire and resolved to kill the Titled Knight as quickly as possible.

Thorn of Fire and Sirius’s forces confronted the Legendary Battleship and its allies, while Angie’s group pursued Death Messenger and Anita challenged Mark Lunen. Evan then unleashed Titan Feast, summoning an enormous Storm Giant that Thorn of Fire recognized.

• Thorn of Fire learned that Livina remained aboard the Legendary Battleship and prepared to attack it with his Heart Image weapon.
• The Emerald Sun Halo struck Thorn of Fire and his companions, and Angie, Nymph, and Sera chased Death Messenger to keep him away from the main battle.
• Anita confronted Holy Knight Mark Lunen, who raised his flaming sword against her.
• As Thorn of Fire prepared to join Mark Lunen’s fight, the sky split open and Evan summoned a colossal Storm Giant with Titan Feast.
• Thorn of Fire recognized Evan and shouted, “It’s you!!”

Evan’s Storm Giant clashed with Thorn of Fire while Nymph and Sera intercepted Death Messenger. As May’s Crown of Miracles struggled against the Blazing Light’s Kingdom of Light, Olivia ordered Sea Soul to unleash a vast tidal wave against it.

• Evan projected his consciousness into the Storm Giant and provoked Thorn of Fire, who attacked with his blazing thorn whip.
• The Storm Giant struck Thorn of Fire’s attack, creating a tremendous collision that tore through the clouds and sent giant waves across the sea.
• Death Messenger tried to return to Thorn of Fire’s battlefield, but Nymph and Sera blocked him and attacked with sorcery.
• Death Messenger evaded their attacks as gray mist and began casting a curse at Nymph with a bone short sword.
• The Blazing Light’s Kingdom of Light blunted the Crown of Miracles’ attacks, so Olivia ordered Sea Soul to activate its Tidal Cannon and flood the enemy’s domain.

Olivia’s forces sank the Sirius Empire’s Legendary Battleship Blazing Light with a volley of Hurricane Missiles, while the battles around the sea remained unresolved. Seeing his allies falter against a Peak Great Wizard, Evan created a weaker duplicate and prepared to enter the fight in disguise.

• The Blazing Light survived the Sea Soul’s Tidal Cannon but lost its Kingdom of Light shield when it collapsed and expelled the seawater it had absorbed.
• Olivia ordered May to fire sixty-four Hurricane Missiles, which disrupted the Blazing Light’s Flame Aura and sank the battleship.
• Olivia told May to prepare special missiles and directed the Garratt Marquisate to take over the Sirius Empire’s conventional fleet.
• Thorn of Fire evaded the Storm Giant’s attacks and continued their drawn-out battle as Evan monitored the other fights.
• Evan decided to intervene against the Peak Great Wizard, created a weaker duplicate of himself, and followed it in fish form.

Evan used decoys and a coordinated ambush to kill the Fourth-Order Titled Knight Basco Balboa, known as “Thorn of Fire.” As the Sirius fleet prepared to attack the fleeing alliance fleet, more than a hundred black objects suddenly descended toward it.

• “Thorn of Fire” struck down Evan’s apparent body, but it was a decoy that wounded the knight before bursting into a Flesh and Blood Riot.
• Evan emerged from underwater and used his blood-red spear and Sudden Thunder Swordsmanship · Thunder Breathing to pierce “Thorn of Fire’s” chest.
• Basco Balboa plunged into the sea and died, ending the Storm Giant’s storm and allowing the conventional fleets to maneuver.
• Captain Lieutenant General Adonis Auston ordered the Guard Commander to ready its Reverse Cross Halberd and aim at the Storm Cape.
• Boris ordered Calvin to activate the Mist Silver Lamp and conceal the alliance fleet as more than a hundred black objects descended toward the Sirius Invincible Armada.

The Alliance fleet used Laughing Spores to incapacitate most of the Invincible Armada and began capturing its ships, while its forces attacked the remaining enemy battleships. On the other fronts, Death Messenger and the Little Devils gained the upper hand against Snake Witch Sera and Nymph, leaving Nymph marked by a curse.

• Vice Admiral Adonis prepared to fire the Reverse Cross Halberd at the Alliance fleet, but Hurricane Missiles forced him and the Invincible Armada to react.
• The missiles burst above the Sirius ships, spreading Laughing Spores that incapacitated most of their crews while leaving the ships intact.
• Vice Admiral Gustav led the Alliance fleet in an assault, and marquisate riflemen and three wizards helped eliminate Sirius combatants.
• Sidrick's wizards attacked the Guard Commander and Styx Jellyfish as Pipi fought the Underworld River Jellyfish beneath the sea.
• Death Messenger's Wailing Evil Eye overwhelmed Snake Witch Sera, while Ghost Shadows and Little Devils pressed Piros and Nymph.
• Nymph discovered a curse mark on her ankle, and the Little Devils' laughter sounded inside her mind.

Evan saved Nymph from the Death Messenger’s fatal curse by transforming into her and taking the strike, then used his mutable Original Species form to make the curse impossible to target. The Death Messenger retreated and declared that the Curse School would no longer interfere in the dispute between Sirius and the Tulip Alliance.

• The Death Messenger targeted Nymph with a curse while Sera and the others struggled to hold off the attackers.
• Evan appeared beside Nymph, changed her appearance enough to break the curse’s link to its medium, and took the curse in her place.
• Evan recovered from the attack and transformed into numerous life forms, causing the Death Messenger’s attempt to curse him through his flesh to threaten countless biological communities.
• Evan revealed Thorn of Fire’s corpse and asked the Death Messenger to stop fighting over the Sirius People.
• The Death Messenger withdrew the Curse School from the dispute between Sirius and the Tulip Alliance.

Anita defeated and killed Holy Knight Mark Lunen, while the Alliance captured most of the Sirius fleet and secured a decisive victory. Evan urged Livina to retaliate by attacking Sirius’s vulnerable New Sirius Viceroyalty, leaving Faletis poised to seize the initiative.

• Anita used the rain to weaken Mark Lunen, then overwhelmed his sacrificial counterattack with her Sword Energy Torrent and killed him in her dragon form.
• Holy Sword Leifthrasir flew away after Mark’s death, and Anita lamented that it might soon choose a new wielder.
• The Alliance finished capturing the Sirius fleet, taking at least sixty-five intact warships of Fourth-Rate Ship rank or above, while suffering no casualties.
• Evan told Livina that Sirius’s New Continent colonies were exposed and called for a fierce response to Sirius’s unprovoked attack.
• Livina recognized Evan’s intent to target the New Sirius Viceroyalty and concluded that Sirius could no longer speak down to Faletis.

After Sirius's Invincible Armada was destroyed, Philip II ordered his agents to recruit wizards and Extraordinary people in Celebes Island for a counterattack. Meanwhile, Evan's Alliance Army launched a coordinated invasion of New Sirius Viceroyalty, leaving its colonial leaders to wonder whether the continent's order was about to change.

• Philip II raged over the loss of the Invincible Armada and the Empire's peak forces, then ordered ministers to seek allies among the wizards and Extraordinary people of Celebes Island.
• Viceroy Flavio and envoys from three other viceroyalties learned that the Empire's fleet and senior commanders had been destroyed, leaving the colonies exposed and unstable.
• Golden figures dropped bombs on Huarez, destroying its defenses as Tulip troops emerged and attacked the city government and key departments.
• Evan's Alliance Army struck every prefectural capital in New Sirius Viceroyalty, while Granie called on Sirius People to surrender and promised Atelian People a chance to become freemen.
• Viceroy Flavio and the envoys watched the invasion unfold and wondered whether the continent was about to change.

After New Sirius fell, Evan relaxed with Olivia on a glowing beach while the allies negotiated their spoils and he planned to expand across the New Continent. Meanwhile, the Eye of Wealth prepared to exploit Sirius’s defeat and establish the Lowland Republic as an independent power.

• Evan learned that Santo Domingo Island had surrendered and let his retainers handle the division of New Sirius’s territories and riches.
• Evan and Olivia walked along the fluorescent beach, where he told her that she would become mistress of the vast land he had gained.
• Evan outlined plans to restore the continent’s interior, cut through the Balboa Isthmus, and bring the northern half of the continent under his control.
• News of New Sirius’s conquest spread across the civilized world, and the Sirius Empire reacted with fury.
• Saint William Orange and Argo planned to declare the Lowland Republic independent and use the Eye of Wealth to spread democracy and undermine feudal monarchies.

Death Messenger revealed that the Curse School had secretly used Sirius’s declining national fortune to fuel the birth of Black Orlov, an artifact that could bring the school power as the empire fell. Diana also suffered the contract’s backlash in Saint Louis City, where she awaited news about Sirius and her husband.

• Death Messenger watched refugees flee to New Granada and examined the Golden Olive Triple Crown as it cracked and fed black currents into Black Orlov.
• Death Messenger explained that the Curse School had concealed the risks of the crown and planned to profit from Sirius’s decline, while shifting its spiritual contract’s backlash across the school.
• Diana arrived at Prince Clement’s study and learned that he was meeting an envoy from the homeland about Sirius.
• Diana began bleeding from her mouth and nose, wiped it away unnoticed, and wondered whether the crisis had begun for Sirius, her husband, and the school.